Buddha's Birth

Buddha's Birth

When the pregnancy was ten months old, Queen Mayadevi wanted to visit her parents and so asked permission from King Suddhodana to let her go to her parents' city Devadaha. The King willingly gave his permission.

One morning Queen Mayadevi surrounded by attendants, departed towards Devadaha on a golden litter (palanquin). On the way, they came upon Lumbini garden where she perceived a sal tree (shorea robusta) in full bloom. Wishing to enter the garden for plucking the flowers, the Queen told her attendants to stop for a while.

Queen Mayadevi stepped down

from the golden litter and as she pulled the sal branch (she) gave birth to the Bodhisat. That day was Friday, the full moon day of the month Kason, second month of the great era (Myanmar era) 68 (B. C. 623.)

As soon as he was born, Bodhisattva stood up and advancing seven steps proclaimed aloud thus— "I am the most exalted in the whole world."

At the same moment as the Bodhisattva was born

Princess Yasodhara, Buddha's younger brother Ananda, would be Kaludayi—, would-be Chanda were also born. Simultaneously Kandaka horse was also born; four great gold pots rose up (out of the ground). Bodhi tree also grew up. These were the seven who were born at the same moment as the Bodhisattva.